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3 brothers last night in Shanghai

3 brothers last night in Shanghai

Now about 60 stories & half way up.

Now about 60 stories & half way up.

Legend of the Seas departs Shanghai passenger terminal.

Legend of the Seas departs Shanghai passenger terminal.

Shanghai spring late afternoon (Taken with instagram)

Shanghai spring late afternoon (Taken with instagram)

Shanghai Tower - those magnificent men and their lifting machines.

Shanghai Tower - those magnificent men and their lifting machines.

The price of greatness… 7285 CNY [$1,152] for the 1999 Chateau Haut Brion at the local supermarket in Shanghai.

The price of greatness… 7285 CNY [$1,152] for the 1999 Chateau Haut Brion at the local supermarket in Shanghai.

A 100 ton crane lifts steel beams into place on about the 60th floor.

A 100 ton crane lifts steel beams into place on about the 60th floor.

First sign of Glass   Walking by the Shanghai Tower today you can see the first glass “skin” of the building. Two rows of rectangular lightly blue tinted windows attached to the top of the recently installed yellow decking.

First sign of Glass   Walking by the Shanghai Tower today you can see the first glass “skin” of the building. Two rows of rectangular lightly blue tinted windows attached to the top of the recently installed yellow decking.

Lifting and placing a prefab deck into place.

Shanghai Pudong Apple Store with the new 632m Shanghai Tower under construction in the background.

Shanghai Pudong Apple Store with the new 632m Shanghai Tower under construction in the background.

Cold clear night at the Shanghai Tower.

Cold clear night at the Shanghai Tower.